Well why not display the according Google Map? Users don't care where is the map from as long as they see proper stuff on it :)
Yeah, I'm sure Google has, although I don't know if prohibition of using Google APIs in commercial software is stated in TOS or somewhere else (actually didn't read it all through). Best regards, Filip Havlicek 2010/8/24 Brad Gies <[email protected]> > > Yeah.. it's confusing.... > > What I did was change my code to send all requests from my phone apps to my > server. Then I check to see if I already have it, and return the results > from my server. If I don't already have it, then I request it from the > Google server. I guess my new way makes it easier for them to figure it out, > but I also make considerably less requests so haven't had any problems > lately. > > I think the navigation companies don't exploit it, because according to the > TOS, it must be used with Google Maps... and I'm pretty sure the navigation > companies know that Google has a few lawyers :). > > Brad. > > > > On 24/08/2010 9:57 AM, Filip Havlicek wrote: > >> Hi Brad, >> >> thanks for your information from a practical experience with this, >> although it just seems weird. Why navigation companies doesn't exploit this? >> And how do they figure it out? Since you can make a request from your phone >> as well as from a desktop application or even your browser. Binding the >> limit to IP address seems awfully unfair since when connecting the phone >> through your telephone provider, you get the same IP address as tens, maybe >> even hundreds of other users. That would seriously limit application's >> usability in these cases (= mobile applications). >> >> Best regards, >> Filip Havlicfek >> >> PS: I'm "arguing" about this matter since I'm seriously interested in it >> and would like to see some proofs instead of assumptions. No harsh feelings >> :) >> >> 2010/8/24 Brad Gies <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> >> >> Just to clear up what might be a little confusion... The limit is >> 2,500 per "Developer", "Key", or "Website", not for "All Apps for >> anyone". ... I don't know how they figure it out either....but I >> can tell you that when I have used more than that limit for more >> than a couple of days in a row, I was cut off for 24 hours :). >> >> They also state that it is meant to be used to make a query one >> time, and that you should cache the results (and follow the TOS) >> instead of calling it again, and if you do that, you will find you >> don't use it to the limit very often :). >> >> >> >> On 24/08/2010 12:31 AM, Filip Havlicek wrote: >> >> And you are sure based on what? Your assumption? I'm just >> telling you what is written. >> >> "Use of the Google Directions API is subject to a query limit >> of 2,500 directions requests per day." >> >> Nothing else is written there about the public limitations. >> I'm pretty sure the limitations is for all the applications >> because 1) for public usage, you don't need any key 2) from >> user point of view, who would request 2500 directions per day? >> I'm sure practical user maximum would be around 100-200 >> request. And this limitation is there IMHO for rendering usage >> of this API in a core of commercial navigation softwares (ie >> TomTom) impossible, because they would make a lot of money on >> this basic API (I don't own any of this software, but from >> what I know, that's just what they do - >> directions+maps+reading, that could be done with Google APIs >> in a few days). >> >> Although I'm sure I can be ultimately wrong (although in that >> case, I would be curious why noone would be exploiting these >> APIs to make profit). >> >> Best regards, >> Filip Havlicek >> >> 2010/8/24 davemac <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> >> >> That doesn't sound quite right. I'm sure that the limit is >> either >> based on the signature of the app (questionable) or based >> somehow on >> the user who's using it. Either way I'm not sure how Google >> could >> possibly figure either one out. If it's the latter as I >> suspect, then >> I should be fine using the Directions API in my app, with >> some sort of >> notice to the user that only 2500 requests per day are >> allowed. If >> it's the former, then I'm most likely out of luck. >> >> Anyone else know? >> >> - dave >> >> On Aug 22, 11:31 am, Filip Havlicek >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: >> > As far as I know, the 2500 requests per day is for all >> applications out >> > there (be it desktop, mobile or whatever), so your application >> really can't >> > rely on this directions API since it can be brought offline in >> less then an >> > hour by all the applications using it. (And in my opinion that's >> why noone >> > is using it for anything but debugging.) >> > >> > 2010/8/22 davemac <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> >> >> >> > >> > > I would love to be able to use the Directions API in my >> Android app, >> > > but I'm confused by the information in the Directions API >> > > >> documentation: >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/directions/ >> > > so the short form of my question is: can Android apps use the >> Google >> > > Directions API? >> > >> > > It clearly states the intended audience includes mobile >> developers. >> > > But it also states that you're limited to 2500 requests per >> day. Does >> > > this mean my app, if deployed to thousands of devices, is >> in total >> > > restricted to 2500 requests per day? How could the Google >> server tell >> > > anyway? Based on IP address? In which case I may be okay. >> The docs >> > > also say no API key is required so again it would seem the >> Google >> > > servers have nothing to use to accumulate a counter of >> requests per >> > > day. Still, I don't want to be in violation of any Google >> Terms of >> > > Service. >> > >> > > So is it okay or not? 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